“I should not have thought it possible,” she began, “that you could have misunderstood me! I know we agreed never to name him – but considering how infinitely superior he is to every body else, I should not have thought it possible that I could be supposed to mean any other person. Mr. Frank Churchill, indeed! I do not know who would ever look at him in the company of the other. I hope I have a better taste than to think of Mr. Frank Churchill, who is like nobody by his side.”
– Jane Austen
Emma, Chapter 47. When Emma claims that Harriet gave her reason to believe she cared about Frank Churchill, Harriet dismisses this. She rubbishes the idea of an attachment to Frank, declaring she had better taste than what. Just as Mr. Knightley predicted, Harriet has become a conceited woman. So who is Harriet’s mystery fancy man? To her shock and dismay, Emma soon finds out. This quote is another example of Emma misreading people and situations.